Over the past 25 years, turbochargers have gone from a relative rarity to a fixture of the new-car buying experience. Where in 2000 only 1% of new cars had the technology, according to the ...

Gearheads who want their car to go faster need more horsepower, and that can be achieved with a turbocharged engine. Turbochargers are installed to produce more power by increasing the density of the ...

to control boost pressure. It achieves this by regulating the amount of exhaust gas flowing through the turbocharger's turbine, reducing its power output. This consequently slows the turbo's ...

Your turbocharger. It's the snail of mystery attached to your engine, allowing it to breathe in more deeply. With the wonders of forced induction, a smaller engine can create the horsepower and torque ...

Are there many complaints about the turbocharger wastegate? Find out, and learn about what that means for the cost of repairs and who’s to pay for it. I called VW Care Canada and spoke with a customer ...

As Rick Squires, VP of R&D at Squires Turbo Systems (STS), stands at the base of the Moab slickrock, he instantly feels a sigh of relief and perches himself next to the prototype Tacoma like a father ...